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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Search Before Google.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Google's search engine analyzes how many factors when determining the relevance of the user's keywords?
(a) Between 50 and 100 factors.
(b) More than 200 factors.
(c) Less than 50 factors.
(d) More than 100 factors.

2. What does "DNS" stand for?
(a) Domain Name Status.
(b) Domain Name Search.
(c) Domain Name Services.
(d) Domain Name Server.

3. In 1993, what university created Veronica, the second search engine?
(a) The University of Nevada.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) The University of Oklahoma.
(d) Yale University.

4. What company eventually bought WebCrawler in 1995?
(a) Microsoft.
(b) Yahoo.
(c) Google.
(d) AOL.

5. What does Schmidt consider Battelle's idea of a Database of Intentions to be a part of?
(a) The educational purpose of the Internet.
(b) The information media.
(c) The desire to create as many websites as possible.
(d) The online entertainment sector.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was knowing FTP (File Transfer Protocol) line commands necessary for early Internet users?

2. The estimated growth of the search engine industry is expected to reach $23 billion by what year?

3. Before the World Wide Web, who mainly used the Internet?

4. What component of a search engine sends information requests out on the Internet and collects the information gathered from websites?

5. What percentage of search growth occurs in the U.S.?

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